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>> PROFESSOR PAUL JOHNSON: UWA is the first university in Western Australia to achieve
Fair Trade Accreditation. Becoming a Fair Trade University is something that everyone
here at UWa should be proud of. It's a part of what we can do to make a commitment towards
fair wages, equality of opportunity, social justice, sustainability right across the world.
It's part of what this university set up to do to make a real difference to people's lives.
Not just here in Western Australia but around the world.
>> DR HELEN WHITBREAD: The University community made a very simple but profound choice, and
that was to switch to Fairtrade certified tea, coffee and other products to deliver
a fair deal for farmers and producers in the developing world. It's environmentally sustainable
and develops local communities, creating schools, health care centres and safe housing. It lifts
communities out of poverty and allows them to earn the quality of life that every person
deserves. And most importantly, it's not aid. It's trade.
>> MR CAMERON BARNES: Every coffee sold on campus in Guild Cafes is Fairtrade Certified.
We go through about four and a half tonnes of coffee beans per year, so this will make
a real difference toward developing communities and was a big step in our accreditation process.
>> ROB SHANNON: Staff at UWA actively support Fair Trade. They want to make a difference
and it's as easy as having their daily cuppa in the office. As well as tea, coffee and
sugar, other Fair Trade products on campus include chocolate, clothing and sports gear.
This is just the beginning of the UWA Fair Trade choices
>> SHANNON ZIEGELAAR: UWA students opened the Fair Trade Pop Up Shop during Fair Trade
Fortnight. Our shop showed that Fair Trade products are a viable retail option turning
over $11,000. We're really proud that UWA students are raising awareness of responsible
purchasing in the broader community.
>> MR ROBERT ROBERTS: There was real evidence that the University came together as a community
to support Fair Trade and in doing so they support producers in developing nations. The
University has a vital role to shape the future, so groups like the staff and students and
the commitment of the administration provides opportunity for fair trade producers throughout
the world in a show of equality, fairness and a fair go for all.
>> TRISH HOWARD: They are contributing to a better life for farmers and producers in
the developing world. Just by choosing a Fair Trade chocolate for their afternoon snack,
it's a simple, easy choice that really doesn't affect their day but they can walk away knowing
that they've made a difference.
>> PROFESSOR PAUL JOHNSON: Here at UWA we want to take a leadership role. We want to
take a leadership role in terms of global sustainability. We want to take a leadership
role in terms of social equality and our commitment to fair trade is part of taking the lead.
We all struggle with the hugeness of the problems of sustainability, the problems of global
equality and sometimes we think it's too big for any one of us to take any action on that.
But the power of large numbers here really matters. Well done to everyone who has taken
a lead on this and let's drink to it.